When does YOUR Illinois concealed carry license expire? You should check, because the first of them will begin to lapse in early 2019.
Good news though! Guns Save Life has heard from the Illinois State Police. Bottom Line: Let the renewal training commence!
In the coming days, the Illinois State Police will release a new 3-hour "renewal" certificate template to instructors, to then issue to concealed carry licensees completing the required refresher class prior to renewing their carry license.
The renewal class minimums include two hours of legal and one hour of weapon handling.
Yes, licensees will have to re-shoot the qualification test. That test is untimed and consists of 10 rounds at 5-, 7- and 10-yards, with a 70% passing score (21 hits) anywhere in the black silhouette of a B-27 target.
There's no big rush as the Illinois State Police will not begin to accept renewals applications anytime soon. However, by taking the renewal over the late-spring, summer or fall, you'll be able to enjoy much nicer weather for the range segment of the refresher. No sane person I know likes shooting outdoors in sub-freezing weather with a stiff wind.
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